Peanut butter recall causes shortages of other brands
Last month's recall of Peter Pan and Wal-Mart's Great Value peanut butter has had a ripple effect throughout the peanut butter supply chain. There's been a run on brands not affected by the recall - to the point that some of those aren't available in at least certain areas.
I know this because I go through a 28-ounce jar of Jif Extra Crunchy about every 3 weeks. Peanut butter is one of my lunchtime staples. And if I don't have it at lunch, then peanut butter and crackers are an afternoon snack. I started PeanutFax partly because I enjoy peanut butter so much and figured it would be fun to write about the crop.
There was no Jif on the shelf of the local Brookshire's supermarket the other day. The manager - one of those rare individuals who still feels badly if he can't supply what the customer wants - apologized for the blank shelf space.
Loyal Peter Pan buyers shifted to Jif and other brands after the recall, which stemmed from salmonella being found in Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter processed in a Georgia plant
"I don't know when I'll be able to get more Jif crunchy," he said. "The company is doing everything it can, and the last time I called about it, I was told not to ask. As soon as they could get more, they would ship it, but there was no prediction about when that might be."
Thanks for the information. I have been trying to find Jif Reduced Fat Crunchy for over a month now. I actually went on a hunt today and found a grocery store that had two jars left. I promptly bought them. I was concerned that Jif may have had a recall - glad to hear this is not the case.
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